Spontaneous occurrence of luteoma and uterine adenocarcinoma in the reproductive tract of a rabbit

A detailed postmortem examination of two and a half year-old female Dutch breed rabbit carcass was carried out. The rabbit had a history of anorexia, depression and prolonged estrus over a period of about 3 months. Grossly, a yellowish pink and soft growth was found in the right ovary. The uterus showed multi nodular yellowish white, soft and firm growth. Cytological observations of ovarian and uterine growth were most suggestive of a neoplasm of epithelial cell origin. Histologically, the ovarian and uterine growths were diagnosed as luteoma and endometrial adenocarcinoma respectively.